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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5304 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny immigration benefits 

to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, 

or otherwise facilitated the recent attacks against Israel. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2024 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. ROSEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny 

immigration benefits to aliens who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the recent attacks against Israel. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Immigration Bene5 fits for Hamas Terrorists Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ALIENS WHO CARRIED OUT, PARTICIPATED IN, 

2 PLANNED, FINANCED, SUPPORTED, OR OTH3 ERWISE FACILITATED ATTACKS AGAINST 

4 ISRAEL. 

5 (a) PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS TERRORISM AGAINST

6 ISRAEL.—Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Na7 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the undesignated 

9 matter following subclause (IX)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘senior member,’’ after 

11 ‘‘representative,’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘or an officer, official rep13 resentative, member, or spokesman of Pales14 tinian Islamic Jihad or Hamas’’ after ‘‘Pal15 estine Liberation Organization’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(H) PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS TERRORISM

18 AGAINST ISRAEL.—Any alien who carried out, 

19 participated in, planned, financed, afforded ma20 terial support to, or otherwise facilitated any of 

21 the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas 

22 beginning on October 7, 2023, is inadmissible.’’. 

23 (b) INELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.—Section 241(b)(3) 

24 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

25 1231(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the fol26 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(D) INELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF.—Any 

2 alien who carried out, participated in, planned, 

3 financed, afforded material support to, or other4 wise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel 

5 initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 

6 2023, shall be ineligible for any relief under the 

7 immigration laws, including relief under this 

8 section, section 208 of this Act, section 2242 of 

9 the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 

10 Years 1998 and 1999 (subdivision B of division 

11 G of Public Law 105–277; 8 U.S.C. 1231 

12 note), and any regulations issued pursuant to 

13 such section 2242.’’. 

14 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

16 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘subpara17 graph (B) or (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B), (F), 

18 or (H)’’. 

19 (d) REPORT REQUIRED ON PARTICIPANTS IN HAMAS

20 TERRORISM AGAINST ISRAEL.—Not later than one year 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

22 thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub23 mit a report to Congress that identifies the number of 

24 aliens who— 


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1 (1) have been found to be inadmissible under 

2 section 212(a)(3)(H) of the Immigration and Na3 tionality Act, as added by subsection (a)(2); and 

4 (2) are described in such section 212(a)(3)(H) 

5 and have been found to be removable pursuant to 

6 section 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Na7 tionality Act, as amended by subsection (c). 

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